It's really unpredictable - (Reply #9)

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Tue Mar 16, 2021, 08:01 PM

Ms. Toad (31,029 posts)

9. It's really unpredictable -

And there are a lot of indications that it is not BMI that creates the risk - but other conditions that often co-exist with obesity.

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44 replies	Author	Time	Post
Pick up the pace! Slow walkers four times more likely to die from COVID-19, study finds [View all]	Klaralven	Mar 2021	OP
My friend's brother-in-law - a daily runner aged 50 just died of Covid	womanofthehills	Mar 2021	#1
It's really unpredictable -	Ms. Toad	Mar 2021	#9
diabetes for sure is a serious comorbidity nt	Celerity	Mar 2021	#14
But I come from a very long line of diabetes -	Ms. Toad	Mar 2021	#18
You are working in a reverse fashion from what I was, I meant that the odds are pretty high	Celerity	Mar 2021	#20
I am intentionally working in the reverse fashion.	Ms. Toad	Mar 2021	#22
that has no logical bearing on my scientific point I made, and it is not prejudice	Celerity	Mar 2021	#26
Only about 30% of obese people have type 2 diabetes	Ms. Toad	Mar 2021	#27
Now you literally misquoted me	Celerity	Mar 2021	#28
No. I literally (as in copy/paste) quoted you.	Ms. Toad	Mar 2021	#29
you are playing cleverclogs games with my statement	Celerity	Mar 2021	#30
I'm not playing games at all.	Ms. Toad	Mar 2021	#31
you left out parts, and then made incorrect claims based off that	Celerity	Mar 2021	#32
30% is not "pretty high odds" so it was not accurate as a whole.	Ms. Toad	Mar 2021	#33
You keep leaving out the 2nd part.	Celerity	Mar 2021	#34
Just what we need...	SergeStorms	Mar 2021	#2
How slow is slow walking vs. fast walking?	Ocelot II	Mar 2021	#3
Misleading! There is no indication at the linked site that this study ascertained	spooky3	Mar 2021	#4
Thank you!	nocoincidences	Mar 2021	#5
LOL! :-)	spooky3	Mar 2021	#7
Exactly.	Mr.Bill	Mar 2021	#37
Full of confounding. Slow walkers also include those with osteoarthritis that also affects the young	hlthe2b	Mar 2021	#6
The study has references about walking pace being a good proxy for fitness	muriel_volestrangler	Mar 2021	#10
It is a confounded measure. BMI is an imperfect proxy for obesity (the extremely muscular	hlthe2b	Mar 2021	#11
No, that's really a ridiculous comparison - "along the lines of 'gambling causes cancer'"	muriel_volestrangler	Mar 2021	#12
It is the classic example used to teach those who do not understand the concept of confounding	hlthe2b	Mar 2021	#39
You are ignoring that brisk walking is an indicator of basic fitness	muriel_volestrangler	Mar 2021	#40
It is a confounded proxy, inadequate without including additional variables to adjust for their .	hlthe2b	Mar 2021	#41
Exactly. n/t	pnwmom	Mar 2021	#38
I go for a 35-40 minute walk just about every day	Elwood P Dowd	Mar 2021	#8
"Brisk" was defined as over 4mph, slow under 3	muriel_volestrangler	Mar 2021	#13
In shape people	Johnny2X2X	Mar 2021	#15
Agree!	Karma13612	Mar 2021	#16
Public transportation	Johnny2X2X	Mar 2021	#17
+1000 no question about it! ..nt	Karma13612	Mar 2021	#23
+1000	llmart	Mar 2021	#24
Good for you	Johnny2X2X	Mar 2021	#25
+100000	Celerity	Mar 2021	#36
Great post.	Celerity	Mar 2021	#35
Thanks, another point people miss	Johnny2X2X	Mar 2021	#42
I "banked" my bone strength doing Jazzercise 3x per week for about 10 years. It has paid well.	CTyankee	Mar 2021	#19
Sounds like correlation rather than causation.	MineralMan	Mar 2021	#21
Slow walkers... seriously?!!	ananda	Mar 2021	#43
This makes me want to scream.	milestogo	Mar 2021	#44

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